A ketogenic diet for beginners By Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD, medical review by Dr. Get started with our visual guides, recipes, meal plans, and simple 2-week Get Started program. What is a keto diet? The keto diet is a very low-carb, higher-fat diet. While you eat far fewer carbohydrates on a keto diet, you maintain… Read More »
If you’re following a low-carb diet, you know there are a lot of foods that are off limits. Luckily, cheese is not one of them. A staple of many American diets, cheese is allowed on most low-carb diets — but there are a few things to keep in mind before you carve yourself an extra-large… Read More »
Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries and narrow or even block them. This puts you at risk for coronary artery disease and other heart diseases. Cholesterol travels through the blood on proteins called lipoproteins. One… Read More »
Teenagers are notorious for bad nutritional choices. Foods like olives, nuts, and avocado have a lot of oil in them. CDC develops and promotes food service guidelines that encourage employers and vendors to increase healthy food options for employees. Improving dietary habits is a societal, not just an individual problem. Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.… Read More »